From cyclopentadiene to isoxazoline-carbocyclic nucleosides: a rapid access to biological molecules through nitrosocarbonyl chemistry

A rapid access to carbocyclic nucleosides containing a fused isoxazoline ring is proposed starting from cyclopentadiene. The route involves an hetero Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction of nitrosocarbonylbenzene followed by a 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of nitrile oxides, cleavage of the N-O tether and elaboration of the heterocyclic aminols into nucleosides via linear construction of purine and pyrimidine heterocycles.     

Isoxazoline-carbocyclic aminols for nucleoside synthesis through aza-Diels-Alder reactions

A novel approach to useful aminols for the synthesis of carbocyclic nucleosides is reported starting from a convenient source, the 2-azanorborn-5-enes. These are readily available through the Grieco cycloaddition of cyclopentadiene with iminium salts and are reactive dipolarophiles toward nitrile oxides. The prolific elaboration of the isoxazoline cycloadducts allowed preparation of the target aminols through the unmasking of the hydroxymethylene group at the C3 level of the azanorbornene structure.     

Bis- and trisuracil nucleosides with nucleobases anchored to 11-, 12-, and 16-membered macrocyclic scaffolds: synthesis and aggregation study

Bis- and trisuracil nucleosides, in which the nucleobases are anchored to isoxazoline ring-fused 11-, 12-, and 16-membered macrooxacycles, were synthesized by nucleosidation of 1,2-isopropylidenefuranose ring-fused macrocycles. The nucleosides exhibited spherical and fiber-like morphologies in water. In one case, the morphology was significantly altered by complexation with an adenine nucleoside via complementary base pairing.     

Synthesis and molecular modeling of novel dihydroxycyclopentane-carbonitrile nor-nucleosides by bromonitrile oxide 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

The regioisomeric cycloadducts of the bromonitrile oxide to the N-benzoyl-2,3-oxazanorborn-5-ene were easily prepared and elaborated into a novel class of uracil nor-nucleoside derivatives. In the key-synthetic step represented by the reductive N–O bond cleavage, an unusual double ring opening afforded the aminol intermediates containing a β-hydroxynitrile structure. By adapting known protocols, the aminols entered the linear construction of uracil rings. These novel nucleosides were found structurally similar to a potent antiviral compound, Brivudin, and molecular modeling and docking allowed to select one of the two regioisomeric structures as promising candidate for antiviral tests, due to the nice level of binding with the Thymidine Kinase, the enzyme involved in virus replication.     

Probing the reactivity of nebularine N1-oxide. A novel approach to C-6 C-substituted purine nucleosides

A novel approach to the synthesis of purine nucleoside analogues, featuring the reaction of the C6-N1-O⁻ aldonitrone moiety of 9-ribosyl-purine (nebularine) N1-oxide with some representative dipolarophiles, as well as Grignard reagents, is reported. Addition of Grignard reagents to the electrophilic C-6 carbon of the substrate allows a facile access to C-6 C-substituted purine nucleosides without using metal catalysts. 1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition processes lead to novel nucleoside analogues via opening, degradation or ring-enlargement of the pyrimidine ring of the base system of the first-formed isoxazoline or isoxazolidine cycloadduct.     

Diastereoselective synthesis of d-xylo-isoxazolidinyl nucleosides

The condensation of the acetoxyisoxazolidines with silylated uracil, thymine, cytosine, N-acetylcytosine, and guanine proceeded in good yields and with moderate to good stereoselectivity to give isoxazolidinyl β- and α-nucleosides. The stereoselectivity of the addition is dependent on the structure of the substituent at C-3 originating from the starting chiral nitrone. The Vorbrüggen nucleosidation of isoxazolidine 8 at 70 °C afforded β-anomers as the exclusive nucleosides together with the isoxazoline 11. It was found that the nucleosidation proceeded also in methylene chloride at room temperature.     

Electrochemical Activation of Nitromethane to Construct Isoxazoline Aldoximes

Activation of nitromethane to endow new reactivity is an interesting and meaningful but also challenging topic. Herein, we report an electrochemical activation of nitromethane to serve as both the heterocyclic skeleton and oxime sources for the construction of isoxazoline aldoximes. The isoxazoline aldoximes that are prepared by four steps with the reported strategy are synthesized in a single step from low-cost and readily available nitromethane and olefins with moderate to excellent yields under our electrochemical conditions. The reaction also takes advantage of high atom-economy and E-selectivity. Moreover, the mechanism is studied by control experiments, a kinetic isotope effect (KIE) study, cyclic voltammogram (CV) experiments, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The mechanistic results reveal that nitromethane may be activated under electrochemical conditions to deliver a 1,2,5-oxadiazole 2-oxide intermediate, which undergoes [3+2] cycloaddition with olefins to yield isoxazoline aldoximes.     

Construction of novel spiroisoxazolines via intramolecular cyclization/methylation

Improved yields for the syntheses of a variety of spiroisoxazolines were achieved through intramolecular cyclization/methylation reactions of functionalized 5,5-disubstituted isoxazolines in one reaction vessel. Aromatic ring containing nitrile oxides and disubstituted geminal alkenes reacted in a 1,3-dipolar fashion to afford the corresponding 5,5-isoxazoline. A comparison of the relative location of the nucleophile and electrophile on the isoxazoline and two different ester functional groups was performed in order to determine the best isoxazoline system for the intramolecular cyclization/methylation reaction.     

Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement of [3.3.1] bicyclic N-Boc aminols: vinyl migration in preference to aryl migration

The Wagner–Meerwein rearrangement of [3.3.1] bicyclic N-Boc aminols was established, featuring the migration of the vinyl group instead of the aromatic ring. The structure of the rearrangement product was deduced through extensive spectroscopic studies and confirmed by the synthetic efforts. The scope of the reaction was examined and reasonably good yields were obtained for substrates with alkyl, allyl or benzyl substituent.     

A novel biomimetic condensation of 2-deoxyribose, aryl amine and acetyl acetone to bicyclic aminols catalyzed by InCl3

2-Deoxyribose, an aryl amine and acetyl acetone undergo smooth cyclocondensation in the presence of 10 mol % of InCl₃ under mild conditions to afford the corresponding sugar-derived bicyclic aminols in good yields with moderate diastereoselectivity. This reaction is reminiscent of the celebrated tropinone synthesis of Robinson. The structures of the products are established by using various NMR experiments and X-ray crystallographic studies.     

Cycloaddition of Nitrile Oxides to Graphene: a Theoretical and Experimental Approach

Density functional theory (DFT) studies of the interaction between graphene sheets and nitrile oxides have proved the feasibility of the reaction through 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition. The viability of the approach has been also confirmed experimentally through the cycloaddition of few-layer exfoliated graphene and nitrile oxides containing functional organic groups with different electronic nature. The cycloaddition reaction has been successfully achieved in one-pot from the corresponding oximes under microwave (MW) irradiation. The successful formation of the isoxazoline ring has been confirmed by Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).     

Crystal structure prediction of aminols: advantages of a supramolecular synthon approach with experimental structures

The supramolecular synthon approach to crystal structure prediction (CSP) takes into account the complexities inherent in crystallization. The synthon is a kinetically favored unit, and through analysis of commonly occurring synthons in a group of related compounds, kinetic factors are implicitly invoked. The working assumption is that while the experimental structure need not be at the global minimum, it will appear somewhere in a list of computationally generated structures so that it can be suitably identified and ranked upward using synthon information. These ideas are illustrated with a set of aminophenols, or aminols. In the first stage, a training database is created of the 10 isomeric methylaminophenols. The crystal structures of these compounds were determined. The prototypes 2-, 3-, and 4-aminophenols were also included in the training database. Small and large synthons in these 13 crystal structures were then identified. Small synthons are of high topological but low geometrical value and are used in negative screens to eliminate computationally derived structures that are chemically unreasonable. Large synthons are more restrictive geometrically and are used in positive screens ranking upward predicted structures that contain these more well-defined patterns. In the second stage, these screens are applied to CSP of nine new aminols carried out in 14 space groups. In each space group, up to 10 lowest energy structures were analyzed with respect to their synthon content. The results are encouraging, and the predictions were classified as good, unclear, or bad. Two predictions were verified with actual crystal structure determinations.     

Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of New Aziridines via Baldwin Rearrangement and Their Potential Biological Activities

An atom‐economical conversion of N‐ substituted isoxazoline derivatives to new N‐ substituted aziridines has been described using microwave irradiation through Baldwin rearrangement. N‐ substituted isoxazoline derivatives have been synthesized using a variety of nitrones and alkynes via 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition reactions in ionic liquid. Simple react\ion methodology, greener approaches, non involvent of catalysts, good to excellent yields, and cis diastereoselectivities are the important features noticed in this synthesis. Potential biological activity of the new aziridine derivatives made this protocol more attractive.     

A route to long-chain amino sugars by three substituted thiazoles as auxiliaries: thiazole-2-carbonitrile n-oxide, 2-trimethylsilylthiazole,and 2-thiazolylmethylenetriphenyl-phosphorane

The nitrile oxide-furan cycloadduct thiazole furoisoxazoline 4a is transformed into the 5-amino-5-deoxy dialdoidofuranose derivative 8 through selective elaboration of the three heterocyclic rings; i) bis-hydroxyalkylation of dihydrofuran carbon-carbon double bond; ii) reductive cleavage of the isoxazoline ring; iii) conversion of thiazole into formyl. One- and two-carbon chain extension of the resulting amino hexose by reaction with 2-trimethylsilylthiazole and 2-thiazolylmethylenetriphenyl-phosphorane respectively affords C₇ and C₈ homologues.     

Ring opening of 4',5'-epoxynucleosides: a novel stereoselective entry to 4'-C-branched nucleosides

Stereoselective synthesis of 4'-alpha-carbon-substituted nucleosides has been accomplished through epoxidation of 4',5'-unsaturated nucleosides with dimethyldioxirane (DMDO) and successive SnCl(4)-promoted ring opening of the resulting 4',5'-epoxynucleosides with organosilicon reagents. [reaction: see text]     

Asymmetric synthesis of chiral spiro bis(isoxazoline) and spiro (isoxazole–isoxazoline) ligands

Asymmetric synthesis of novel chiral ligands, bis(isoxazoline) on a spiro[4.4]nonane scaffold and isoxazole–isoxazoline on a spiro[4.5]decane scaffold, has been achieved by utilizing an enantiomerically pure alcohol as the starting material.     

5-磷酰基-3-芳基异噁唑啉的合成及结构表征

通过乙烯基膦酸酯与氧化腈的环加成反应,合成了一系列区域专一的异噁唑啉.化合物3c的单晶X衍射证实产物为5-磷酰基异噁唑啉.目标化合物结构经核磁、电喷雾质谱和元素分析表证,生物活性测试表明这些化合物具有一定的神经氨酸酶抑制活性.     

Molybdenum-mediated cleavage reactions of isoxazoline rings fused in bicyclic frameworks

The molybdenum-mediated cleavage reactions of isoxazoline rings fused in bicyclic frameworks were investigated. A tandem N-O bond cleavage-retro aldol reaction of an isoxazoline ring fused in a bicyclic framework led to the cleavage of the bicyclic framework. These reactions provide a novel stereoselective synthesis of substituted cyclopentene rings, cyclopentane rings, and attached-ring systems. [reaction: see text]     

Cycloaddition of 1,3-dipoles to bullvalene

The dipolarophilic reactivity of bullvalene toward several nitrile oxides and other 1,3-dipoles (diphenylnitrilimine, 3,4-dihydroisoquinoline-N-oxide and diazoethane) has been studied. The 3 + 2 → 5 cycloaddition is perispecific. Valence tautomerism of the cycloadducts is evaluated and the influence of the substituents in the isoxazoline ring is briefly discussed.     

1,3-Dipolar cycloaddition approach to isoxazole, isoxazoline and isoxazolidine analogues of C-nucleosides related to pseudouridine

Isoxazole, isoxazoline and isoxazolidine analogues of C-nucleosides related to pseudouridine have been synthesized by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of nitrile oxides and nitrones derived from mono and disubstituted uracil-5-carbaldehydes and 2,4-dimethoxypyrimidine-5-carbaldehyde. The dimethoxy derivatives have been easily deprotected to the corresponding uracils bearing the heterocyclic ring instead of a sugar moiety. The regio and stereoselectivity of the reactions are discussed.